Jim Meyering <[email protected]> writes: > On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 2:04 AM, Phillip Lord <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Currently, gnupload defaults to GPG="gpg" which in turn defaults to gpg >> 1. This is a little painful as the handling of gpg-agent has changed >> substantially between gpg1 and gpg2. I notice that a lot of online >> documentation assumes gpg2 nowadays ("gpg-agent is started on need..."). >> >> Would it be possible to add support for gpg2 to gnupload? Just editing >> the GPG="gpg" to GPG="gpgp2" works for me.... > > Hi Phillip, > You should be able to get the desired effect without changing the > tool: instead, create a symlink in a directory that is earlier than > that of gpg (e.g., in your ~/bin directory) that is named "gpg" and > that points to the program you want to use in its place. Then it > should just work. > > The trouble with hard-coding a version number in the name of the tool > is that many are already using a "gpg" that is version 2, and may not > have the "2"-suffixed name around at all.
All true, of course. Could do, if gpg2-present use that, else gpg. That would work for all? Phil
